Railroad tie



S. RAPP.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPUCATION FILED FEB. 17, 1922.

,749. Patented June 27, 1922 4A 5 10' v f 1 5 g 4 1 4 M IMMMW/ /fl/A Illlll V 4 SAMUEL RAPE, OF LONDON, OHIO.

RAILROAD TIE. 7

Application filed February 1'7, 1922. Serial No. 537,167.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL RAPP, a citizen of the United States, residing at London, in the county of Madison and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad Ties, oi which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to track rail supports and the objects of my invention are to provide means in connection wit-h metal ties for forming a positive'rail connection with the tie; to so construct my improved rail supporting means as to insure a safe and rigid connection of track rails with the ties preventing lateral or other movement of said rails on said ties.

These objects I accomplish in the manner illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a track rail and tie showing my improved means of securing the rail in place on said tie,

Figure 2 is alongitudinal section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a transverse section on line 3-3 of figure 1.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In carrying out my invention I pro vide a hollow tie structure 1 of metal, each of the ties having formed in its upper side on opposite sides of the center of its length longitudinal slotted openings 2, each. of said slots having enlarged end portions 3. a represents a portion of an ordinary railway track rail, these rails being mounted in the usual spaced relation upon the upper sides of the ties and crossing the slotted openings 2 of said ties at right angles. 5 represents metallic fish plates, these fish plates being angular in form and having their opposing upper and vertical members 6 embracing opposite sides ot the web of a rail. The lower por tions of the fish plates are inclined downwardly and rest upon the inclined upper faces 7 of the rail base, from which they extend outward horizontally as indicated at 8. The upwardly extending members oi the fish plates are secured to the rail web a on opposite sides of the latter through the medium of one or more transverse bolts 9, while the fiat terminations 8 of the fish plates are united with the tie 1 by vertical bolts 9, the heads of the latter having first been inserted through the slot end openings 3 and then moved towards the track rail until the bolt stems can be moved upward through openings in the fish plate members 8. These bolts are firmly secured in this position by means of nuts 10 which when screwed downward draw the heads of the bolts 9 against the under side of the top member of the tie on opposite sides of the slot 2, said bolt heads being of greater width than said slot.

In order to further insure the stability of the track rail and holding means I provide on the upper side of the tie and on opposing sides of the track rail lugs 11, one of these lugs rising from the upper side of the tie near one of the longitudinal edges thereof and the other rising from the tie near the opposite longitudinal edge of said tie, each of these lugs having therein a slightly inclined opening through which passes the outer end portion of a brace rod 12 on the threaded outer end of which are provided nuts 13 and 14:. Each of the rods 12 which extend toward the rail web in an inclined position passes through an opening in the upper portion of the rail web 4-. and has its threaded termination provided with a nut 14.

From the construction described it will be understood that means are provided for securing a track rail to a tie which will hold said rail in rigid and fixed connection with the tie. Any possibility of a lateral movement of the rail on the tie is prevented by the employment of the brace rod 12 thus providing against the spreading of the rail.

What is claimed is:

In a device of the class described, the I combination with a tie of the rail mounted thereon, means for securing the rail to the tie, lugs mounted on opposite sides of the tie, rods having their outer ends adjustablyconnected with the lugs, said lugs and rods being disposed in diagonal relation, the inner ends of the rods being fixed to the web of the rail upon opposite sides of the securing means.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

SAMUEL RAPP. I 

